Bad, Bad Janet

It has been more than one whole week since Janet blogged for us.  We can only imagine the disappointment our legions of fans must be feeling!  We want her to blog an apology, but she is pig headed and probably won't go there.

The reason for her huge neglect - we went to Camp U.S.A.!  Yay!  It was a clear, sunny morning and there was frost on the ground.  Look where Rockers was lying on the ground while Phil packed up our car.  Our trip to Camp U.S.A. is her "official" excuse for not blogging. 

Meltdown Alert!  The real reason for the neglect is that stupid, stupid British TV series "Shameless" that she cannot tear herself away from!  She was able to watch additional seasons on U.S. Netflix, but we aren't sure if it will revert back to the Canadian version now that we are home.  We are searching for a support group as we speak.

We took the Coho Ferry.  Our first stop was Snug Harbour Inn for lunch.  Next stop was Hamma Hamma Bay Fish Shop where Janet hoped they could buy a couple of cooked crabs.  No such luck.  But check this out....this little baby is eight weeks old and loves to eat oysters.  An employee was bar-b-queing some oysters on the patio.  Janet thinks the little babies "dad" is a fisherman, so liking oysters would be appropriate.  Here she is, tucking into one.

Due to lack of crab, Janet and Phil ran into Costco as soon as they got to Portland and grabbed some pork back ribs for dinner.

Next day, they hit the ground running - Target, Walmart, Costco, Uwajimaya and downtown for lunch at Piazza Italia.  Super yummy, they said!

This was Phil's dish - pasta with peas and Italian sausage.

Janet is a firm believer in the "if it isn't broke, don't fix it" theory.  Gino's Favourite aka Pasta Carbonara.

They came back to the house and threw us in the back of the car.  Hood River, here we come!

By now it should be apparent that the only thing these two think about are their stomachs.  Dinner - sukiyaki!

Delicious, really thin cut, boneless beef short ribs for sukiyaki from Uwajimaya along with tofu, bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, Napa cabbage and negi (Japanese green onions that are so much more than regular green onions - Janet says not to mention the price...$4/bunch!)

Check out this trio of really good looking doggies!

Janet promises to much more diligent and tell you all about the rest of our trip tomorrow.